Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Egypt
Egypt: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 24.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Egypt stood at 24.4%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Egypt peaked at 24.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 52nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.3% | — |
| 1961 | 19.6% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 20.0% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 21.2% | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 21.8% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 21.9% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 22.1% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 22.4% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 22.5% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 22.5% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 22.3% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 21.9% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 22.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 24.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 24.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5%, 100% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.8% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 21.9% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 21.9% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 22.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 23.5% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 23.7% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 24.0% | 24.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More climate change data for Egypt
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.83 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,413 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 586.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,891 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Egypt?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Egypt was 24.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Egypt ranks 52nd out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.